Homemade Food From My Family's Kitchen
Thanksgiving is over and we still have some lingering leftovers. I’m using up the sweet potatoes with some meal prep waffles to put in the freezer. They are so much better for you than grocery store frozen waffles, and the
Once or twice a week, especially when I know its going to be a hectic morning, I start the night before with a hearty oatmeal breakfast in the crockpot. We have a lot of family favorite breakfasts, but this one
I love muffins, especially with coffee for a late morning snack, but I want them to be a snack, not a dessert. A lot of the healthy muffin recipes I’ve seen aren’t really very healthy, lots of sugar mixed in
Breakfast at our house rotates between a few main staples, lots of eggs, Yogurt with Granola often paired with peanut butter toast, oatmeal with lots of toppings, pancakes and french toast. Some of my favorite kid friendly breakfast tricks are
Christmas gifts from the kitchen are well loved in our family. The kids love making them as much as their grandparents love eating them. A few years now we have been making batches of Almond Biscotti in the food processor,
I haven’t been writing lately, I’ve been cooking, we’ve been eating, but not much writing. This summer we moved…finally, after house hunting since I was pregnant with our first. He is now 4 and his sister is 1 1/2. After
Our mornings can be crazy, hungry little kids ready to start the day before I am, and getting food on the table while they are under my feet can be challenging. I want them to start the day off with
Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are coming up and I’m finally getting our last year’s meal posted, but this is a great menu for any special occasion served before noon. I have hosted many brunches over the years, many together
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and I was lucky enough to have two cool kids, (mine and a great friend) helping me in the kitchen today. A lot of great learning happens when kids pull up a chair at the
In culinary school, how your dish looked was equally, if not more important than how it tasted. It took me longer than just culinary school to get good at this. Now anyone can cut up fruit and mix it in